Microsoft wins document format standards battle (Reuters)

Microsoft Corp has won a battle to have a key document format adopted as a global standard, improving its chances of winning government contracts and dealing a blow to supporters of a rival format.

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Microsoft's 'Albany' Project May Take Aim at Google Docs (Campus Technology)

Microsoft appears to be working on a secret project called Albany, and while no one knows for sure exactly what it is yet, clues indicate that the company is looking to develop a stronger competitor to Google's free, online-hosted Google Docs service.

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HTML 5 Support by Browser: Opera Continues to Lead the Pack (Wired.com)

The future of the web is fast approaching. The specifications for HTML 5, the successor to today's HTML 4, are still in the draft phase, but already forward-looking browsers are starting to add limited support for HTML 5 elements.

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Young workers, Web 2.0 technologies pose security challenges (Network World)

How the Millennial workforce plus Web 2.0 technologies equals increased corporate security risks

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iPhone firmware 2.0 hands-on (Engadget)

There have been a couple of videos here and there on the web, but Engadget finally got their own grubby paws on the yet-to-be released iPhone 2.0 beta, which isn't officially due until this June. It isn't exactly awash with changes, but here's what you need to know.

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Rick Rolled to child porn = you're a pedophile, says FBI (Ars Technica)

Click-and-be-(seriously)-owned. The FBI is using a honeypot scheme to lure pedophiles, but all it takes is one click and you could be searched, arrested, and even convicted as a result. Can a single click land you in prison? Apparently, yes.

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